Basketball Goals - Portable

Whitehall District Schools, a local governmental unit in Michigan located in Oakland County, has issued a Request for Proposals for the procurement of eight portable indoor basketball goals to outfit the newly opened Viking Athletic Center. The equipment must be complete with steel frame backstops featuring powder coat finish, enclosed counter-weights, durable 12 mm glass backboards with full-perimeter steel frames, pro-strength breakaway dunk rims, 6 mm nylon nets, and high-density foam padding with adjustable height capability ranging from 8 to 10 feet. Known acceptable equipment includes the SAM Club 165 and Spalding G5 models. Proposals must be submitted by Thursday, February 13, 2020, at 12:00 noon Eastern time to the Viking Athletic Center located at 541 E Slocum Street, Whitehall, MI 49461, or electronically to steveaardema@whitehallschools.net, or via facsimile to 231-894-6450, with a public bid opening occurring at the time proposals are due and anticipated approval scheduled for February 14, 2020. Bidders must provide unit pricing separately for equipment, freight, and installation as an alternate line item, along with anticipated delivery dates, standard color options, storage dimensions, and weight specifications. Vendors must submit references from at least three west Michigan educational customers who received similar equipment installations within the past 24 months and disclose any litigation involving their business in the past three years. Bids must remain valid for 90 days from opening.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular organization types, including disadvantaged enterprises, are identified in this procurement. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed, nor are any existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements specified. The district is tax exempt as a local governmental unit of the State of Michigan and has reserved the right to reject any or all bids in whole or part and to make awards in any manner deemed in the best interest of the district. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the available procurement documentation.